Pro Fishing Equipment Review

Archive for July, 2016

Shane LeHew has dominated the competition locally in North Carolina and nationally at the college level, but he hasn't had a signature tournament in the pro ranks yet. Now done with his third season on the Walmart FLW Tour, LeHew qualified for the Forrest Wood Cup for the second time in two years and seems poised to become more than a reliable sleeper pick in Fantasy Fishing. LeHew was kind enough to let me ride with him for the first morning of practice. Here's how he approached the day.

We are currently in the off-limits period. So physically, I am not on the competition waters. Physically, I am back home in California. Mentally, it is a different story. Mentally, I am in Alabama - on Wheeler - watching the shad and fishing the ledges.

As the Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart on Wheeler Lake creeps nearer it's time to take a closer look at just how this tournament will shake out. FLW has never hosted an event on this pond in August, so we asked around to find out what some locals think could unfold.

The sibling partnership has done that with staggering ability. The two have a practice system in place that, while simple, has generated success north to south. That system, and the teamwork that makes it possible, is about to get its greatest test this week at Wheeler Lake.

The sibling partnership has done that with staggering ability. The two have a practice system in place that, while simple, has generated success north to south. That system, and the teamwork that makes it possible, is about to get its greatest test this week at Wheeler Lake.

Starting this Sunday, the 50 Forrest Wood Cup competitors will hit Wheeler Lake bright and early for the first of three days of official practice. It'll be the first time the anglers have been allowed on the Tennessee River reservoir since the pre-practice cut off date of July 17.

Starting this Sunday, the 50 Forrest Wood Cup competitors will hit Wheeler Lake bright and early for the first of three days of official practice. It'll be the first time the anglers have been allowed on the Tennessee River reservoir since the pre-practice cut off date of July 17.

The 2016 Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart in Huntsville, Ala., on Aug. 4-7 will be crawling with some of the best bass anglers in the industry - both active pros and bassin' legends. Fans in attendance will have the opportunity to personally wish their favorite anglers good luck before takeoff, snag a picture and an autograph from an industry superstar, or sit in on a seminar.